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Kirstie Alley, Emmy-Winning Actress, Dies at 71
1 month ago | By Time
LOS ANGELES - Kirstie Alley, who won an Emmy for her role on “Cheers” and starred in films including “Look Who's Talking,” died Monday. She was 71.
Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a post on Twitter. Alley's manager Donovan Daughtry confirmed the death in an email to The Associated Press.
“As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother,” her children's statement said.
She starred opposite Ted Danson as Rebecca Howe on “Cheers,” the beloved NBC sitcom about a Boston bar, from 1987 to...
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Kirstie Alley, Emmy-Winning ‘Cheers' Actress, Dies at 71
1 month ago | By NY Times
She also starred in the NBC sitcom “Veronica's Closet,” which aired from 1997 to 2000.
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Kirstie Alley, ‘Cheers' and ‘Veronica's Closet' Sitcom Legend, Dead at 71 After a Cancer Diagnosis
1 month ago | By New York Post
Alley won her first of two Emmys in 1991 for her work on Cheers.
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Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers' star, dies at 71
1 month ago | By The Morning Call
Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit film “Look Who's Talking,” has died. She was 71.
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